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Tolterodine, sold under the brand name Detrol among others, is a medication used to treat frequent urination, urinary incontinence, or urinary urgency. [5] Effects are seen within an hour. [ 6 ] It is taken by mouth.
In medicine, tapering is the practice of gradually reducing the dosage of a medication to reduce or discontinue it. Generally, tapering is done to avoid or minimize withdrawal symptoms that arise from neurobiological adaptation to the drug.
Medication discontinuation is the ceasing of a medication treatment for a patient by either the clinician or the patient themself. [1] [2] When initiated by the clinician, it is known as deprescribing. [3]
PPIs, which include heartburn drugs such as Prilosec, Nexium and Prevacid, are one of the best-selling classes of drugs in the world.
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A drug holiday (sometimes also called a drug vacation, medication vacation, structured treatment interruption, tolerance break, treatment break or strategic treatment interruption) is when a patient stops taking a medication(s) for a period of time; anywhere from a few days to many months or even years if the doctor or medical provider feels it is best for the patient.
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Tolterodine and other anticholinergics are primarily used when clinicians and patients want to reduce the side effect profile. [ 13 ] Because both drugs have been studied extensively and shown relatively high efficacy, both oxybutynin and tolterodine are considered first-line treatments for overactive bladder.